The State is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

1. (Same text as paragraph 1 of Opinion No. 38/2005.)

2. The Working Group notes with appreciation the information forwarded by the Government concerning the case in question.

3. The Working Group forwarded the Government’s response to the source of the communication, which informed the Group that it had decided to withdraw the communication and requested that no further action should be taken on it.

4. After considering the source’s request, the Working Group decided not to examine the case of the above-mentioned persons and to the file the case definitively in accordance with paragraph 17 (d) of its methods of work.